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Dells Mill School and Dells Pond
Part of the Dells Mill and The Dells Mill Museum
Historic Properties near Augusta Wisconsin
Dells Mill and Dells Mill Museum and Historic Properties
E18855 County Road V
 Augusta, WI 54722
715-286-2714

The Dells Mill School, a one room school with a small coat room at the entrance, District No. 6., now has separate dates on each end of the building.  The original date is 1866, while the opposite end says 1873.  The Dells School originally was located on the west side of the Dells Pond, less than a half mile away from its current location

The Dells Mill Grade School Class of 1955-1956 (click to see the full size image and a student list with some remarks)
Also see "Remembrances of 1956" Augusta Wisconsin Centennial

The school was used as an elementary school for grades 1 through 8 .  Class sizes ranged from 0 to 6 students.  One class level was instructed at a time, usually at the front of the one room while the other students studied or used the library.  (Or listened or giggled at the class being taught, passed notes or made other mischief.)

 The school housed at its overcrowded most, up  to 36 students.  The "library" was at the back of the room, with bookcases about 6 feet high, about half of the width of the building (you are seeing the full width of the building in the above photo)

Most students walked or road bikes to school each day. 
Significant school year events included software and other sport competitions with nearby grade schools such as Rodell Wisconsin or Troubled Waters schools. Some competing schools hardly had enough students to populate a softball team

 The Dells District consolidated with the Kirkham Valley School  in about 1960, because of growing population and minimum educational requirements.  Grades 1 through 4 were bused to the Dells Mill School and grades 5 through 8 were went to Kirkham Valley   In about 1965 the local school districts consolidated into what is now Augusta Area Schools and the building was retired as a school

The  Dells Mill School building was purchased by a local business man in the 1970's. It was moved to the east side of the Dells Pond and used as a tool building.  It was later resold and became part of the Dells Mill Historic Properties

Augusta Wisconsin

More Tidbits:

The Dells School was usually painted white.  It school was repainted red to fit the image of "the little red school" by museum properties owners.

Rural schools peppered the Wisconsin country side before there was consolidation into bigger school districts.  The nearest local country school, Rodell School, was less then 2 miles away.  The Rodell Wisconsin School, and Rodell Wisconsin itself,  no longer exits  - the school was remodeled into a home when the one room schools consolidated.

Other nearby country schools were Hay Creek, Kirkham Valley, Troubled Waters, and Bears Grass.  All were less than 5 miles from the Dells School

The Dells Mill and Dells Mill pond was less than 100 yards from the Dells Mill School.  Even though the school location has changed, it is still less than 100 yards from the Dells Mill Pond.

Also see Article 1 and Article 2 about the Dells Mill and museum for more historical information about the area

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